Disney’s “Moana” is set in the Polynesian seas of the south Pacific, so the soundtrack is expected to feature a lot of tiki and Hawaiian inspired music. That has fans of that music, like me, excited. We’ll get our first listen to the soundtrack when… Read More »Disney’s Moana Soundtrack now available for pre-order
People, you know who you are, have been complaining that soundtracks in modern Super Hero movies are beginning to all sound alike. If the just released track “The Master of the Mystic” end credit music for Marvel’s Doctor Strange is any indication of the rest… Read More »First listen to Main Score theme for Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Grammy Award Winning recording artist Alicia Keys and Walt Disney Studios are partnering on the studio’s based on a true story movie “Queen of Katwe.” Keys’ new original song, “Back to Life” appears in the film and on the soundtrack for the movie. Checkout this… Read More »Alicia Keys composes song for Disney’s Queen of Katwe
Pixar Animation Studios are acknowledged masters at the craft of animation. If you had to pick a specialty of theirs, it’s the big emotional moment that’s not afraid to make you tear up (at a minimum). But how do they do that? There’s a great… Read More »How Pixar uses music to make you cry
I’m a fan of Lindsey Stirling’s creating and soul stirring style of violin play. As we previously covered, she’s lending her talents to Disney’s live-action remake of the beloved film “Pete’s Dragon.” The music video for her song from the movie “Something Wild” is out… Read More »Lindsey Stirling’s “Something Wild” from Pete’s Dragon music video
Somehow it escaped my attention until now that Lindsey Stirling will be performing original songs and on the soundtrack for Disney’s Pete’s Dragon. Stirling was propelled to stardom on the power of her amazing violin playing and adventurous YouTube videos. Over the years she’s grown… Read More »Disney’s Pete’s Dragon Soundtrack Playlist Released
Singer-songwriter Sia swam over from Australia to join Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” performing the film’s end-credit song, “Unforgettable.” American songwriter Irving Gordon wrote the song in 1951, and in 1992 won a Grammy for it when Natalie Cole included the tribute to her late father on… Read More »Australian singer Sia performs end-credit song “Unforgettable” for Pixar’s “Finding Dory”
A newly released TedxArendal talk tells the magical journey of one artist from a farmhouse in the Norwegian mountains to a featured musician in Disney’s animated feature “Frozen” – its biggest box office hit ever. Sissel Morken Gullord learned to play the Bukkehorn, the oldest… Read More »Playing the Billy Goat Horn for Disney’s Frozen